John B Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) I started this one 12 years ago, was planning on making it a forced perspective shadow box dio. This is the 1967 Revell kit, I scratched the cockpit and wheel wells. Had it all pretty much finished when I decided to drop it breaking the internal framing of the engine compartment. I tried fixing it, but my attempts looked like it was glued back together with Bird snot. So, I shelved it. Thanks for the GB to get it going. Edited April 19, 2022 by John B grammer Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander, BradG and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Got the Port Engine cover fitted, put a display base together, installed landing gear temporarily check stance. Edited April 22, 2022 by John B LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Greg W and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Started some weathering coogrfan, chrish, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 That's looking really good, John! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 That's rather nice. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Got the exhausts painted and more weathering with oils, metal chipping here and there. Landrotten Highlander, Isar 30/07, BradG and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Looking good, John! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Looking just like it should, nice work Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Thanks for all the comments, glad to get this bird into the display case. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) Here are some glamour pictures of the finished Spitfire Mk.I, 92nd Squadron, Biggin Hill, September 1940. 92nd Squadron's motto is "Either Fight or Die", I apply that motto to my Hobby as well, "Either Build or Die" Thank you for all the kind comments. JB Edited May 23, 2022 by John B geedubelyer, denders, MikeMaben and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Rademaker Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 John, nice job on a very old kit. I also love to “revive” the older kits. I have a question. It looks like in one of the photos the engine looks just like the Hasegawa P-51. Is it, or it’s that the kit engine? Either way, the engine looks good. Regards, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 Hi Jim, it is the kits engine, both Aircraft shared the Merlin engine, the Mk.I was a early version of Merlin 40-45 and the P-51 had the 60 series built by Packard. It's too bad all that work got buttoned up due to me breaking the supports during construction. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Great stuff John, I will add you to the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks Brad, apprecitate that. Thanks for having this Group Build. Respectfully, John B. BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Thanks, appreciate that. Thanks for looking. Respectfully, John B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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